Lamar, West Virginia
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Lamar, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°27′14″N 81°18′17″W / 37.45389°N 81.30472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
Counties | Mercer and Wyoming |
Elevation | 2,713 ft (827 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554904[1] |
Lamar is an unincorporated community in Mercer and Wyoming counties, West Virginia, United States. Lamar is 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Matoaka. Lamar was initially founded as Algonquin around 1915 by the Algonquin Coal Company, later renamed Lamar in 1930 after the Lamar Colliery Company took ownership of the town.[2]
The community most likely was named after the Lamar family.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamar, West Virginia
- ^ DellaMea, Chris (February 26, 2024). "Lamar (Algonquin) WV". Coal Camps USA.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 358.
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